Police officials said a thief swiped a cop’s uniform right out of his home Wednesday.

“We know that there are at least four uniforms that are out on the streets now that have the patches and the insignia of the Albuquerque Police Department,” said Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz. “After swiping the uniforms, police tell us the thief grabbed a couple of clips and then took off.”

Authorities said there’s the potential for criminals to try to impersonate police officers.

Schultz said Wednesday’s burglary is not the first time in recent days his officers have been hit by thieves.

“To see three burglaries or thefts in the metro area in the last week is a little bit of a concern to us,” Schultz said.

One of the burglaries occurred when an officer was golfing, detectives said.

“While at the golf course, the vehicle was broken into and actually had some weapons broken into in that vehicle,” Schultz said.

Schultz said the thief took off with a semi-automatic assault rifle, body armor and several other items. Police said they have already recovered the items.

Police said an officer who works in another jurisdiction but lives in Albuquerque had his home broken into and his police equipment stolen.

Police said they don’t believe the officers were targeted, but were victims of random burglaries, which spike during the holidays.

Schultz said all officers carry an official identification card that has their picture on it, and it cannot be duplicated.

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